Stolen vehicle chased then pursuit ended on highway, Stewartville MN
Deputies pursued a stolen white Chevrolet Malibu southbound on highway 63 near Stewartville but stopped the chase due to safety concerns. The driver threatened to use weapons and said weapons were at a friend's house. The vehicle was last seen with a smoking engine. No suspect names were reported in the transcript.
Audio|Source: Austin Law Enforcement
03:14
Transcript:
00:00
You have deputies currently following that suspect vehicle from your hit and run or stolen, southbound on 63 in Stewartville, headed towards your county again.
00:12
Kathy, southbound 63 from Stewartville.
00:16
Hey from.
00:17
I copy all of my deputies know.
00:19
Thank you.
00:22
O5, did you copy, I see?
00:24
No, I didn't.
00:27
Olmstead, deputies are currently following the vehicle southbound 63 from Stewartville heading into our county.
00:35
Copy, I'll start pulling that way.
00:39
I'm 5690.
00:41
How far?
00:46
And then if you just want to advise them to, since we know who the driver is, we won't pursue.
00:53
I copy.
01:00
Tomorrow we're cutting the state to Olmsted on southeast call.
01:08
Go ahead, Marz.
01:09
Olmston.
01:11
50 L5, 5038.
01:14
You're right.
01:16
Are you almost on that article?
01:19
Yep, we're getting on there.
01:21
Just letting you know, my deputy advised we will not be pursuing if it comes down to it as the driver has made comments that he has weapons at his friend's house and possibly carries knives.
01:33
I'm happy if you want to start pulling on the east side.
01:36
We can help with sticks if you need be.
01:42
Copy. Also,
01:45
we're no longer pursuing the vehicle last seen southbound 63 from Stewartville.
01:50
The engine was smoking.
01:51
How did they know?
01:53
Copy.
01:54
505.
01:56
Go ahead.
01:57
They're no longer behind the vehicle.
01:59
They were last seen.
02:00
Southbound 63 from Stewartville, the engine was smoking.
02:06
Copy.
02:08
703. Go ahead.
02:14
Sheriff you ordered once out they had a pursuit that is a southbound through Stewartville that they discontinued now.
02:20
The stolen vehicle is a white Chevy Malibu, (name withheld), (number withheld).
02:25
Last seen southbound and 63 from Stewartville.
02:28
It's got the old file on here.
02:31
Go ahead.
02:33
I'm just starting to get some of the traffic there.
02:36
Were they pursuing it? And they were behind it.
02:39
They're no longer pursuing that vehicle.
02:43
Cabby.
02:44
That's your 38, honey?
02:46
38.
02:48
Clear here, it's going to be no transport and I'll start towards that other one.
02:52
Copy.
02:58
Did they have a last, no, whole patient?
03:05
Yeah, they said the last they saw was it was southbound 63 from Stewartville heading into our county and the engine was smoking.
03:13
Yeah.
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